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Washington, D.C. — Concerned Women for America (CWA) chastised NARAL Pro-Choice America for following its despicable attack on John Roberts with a desperate assault on Samuel Alito. “NARAL does itself a disservice by applying its usual tactics to Samuel Alito,” said Wendy Wright, Executive Vice President of CWA. “Abortion enthusiasts rely on euphemisms to cover up the gruesome reality of abortion. And, desperate over losing voters, they are following the advice of political gurus to claim their ‘moral’ position. But the clumsy attempt to do both in its report only leaves readers shaking their heads. “One section addresses a ‘Federal...

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold said Tuesday he won't rule out a filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, although he said no one in his party is actively planning to use the tactic. "Certainly nobody I know is," said the Wisconsin senator, who is considered a possible Democratic presidential nominee in 2008. "But I'm not going to take it off the table. It's my right as a senator and it's an important right." Senators have been jousting lately over whether the minority Democrats are planning to filibuster Alito, who was nominated by President Bush to replace the retiring...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- While Republicans and Democrats geared up for a potential confirmation battle over Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, one moderate GOP senator said Democrats didn't have the necessary ammunition to shoot down the nomination. Sen. Mike DeWine emerged Tuesday from a meeting with Alito and said the nominee is a "good, solid pick by the president" who doesn't present the "extraordinary circumstances" necessary to trigger a filibuster. Nevertheless, the option already is being mentioned by some Democrats who say Alito, a judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is too conservative to replace retiring Justice Sandra...